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GUIDE TO PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Visitors' Galleries : On the first floor of the Lok Sabha Chamber are located
various Galleries. The Press Gallery is located just above the Chair and to its left
are situated the Speaker's Gallery and the Rajya Sabha Gallery and facing the Chair
is the Public Gallery (a small portion of this gallery is reserved for ladies). The
Distinguished Visitors' Gallery and the Diplomatic Gallery are on the right side
of the Press Gallery. The seating capacity of each Gallery is as indicated below:—
Gallery No. of
Seats
(i) Press Gallery . . . . . 98
(2) Speaker's Gallery . . . . 28
(3) Rajya Sabha Gallery . . . . 52
(4) Public Gallery 317
(5) Ladies Gallery . . . . 18
(6) Distinguished Visitors' Gallery . 52
(7) Diplomatic Gallery . . . . 28
TOTAL . 593
Press Gallery